Ordinary Time
Saturday, July 25, 2026
On Saturday, July 25, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St James, Apostle.
Liturgical color: Red · for the feast of St James, Apostle
James Tissot · The Lord's Prayer · c. 1890 · public domain
Saint of the day
Feast
St James, Apostle
Brother of John, one of the Twelve. The first apostle to be martyred — beheaded by Herod Agrippa in Acts 12. Tradition places his shrine at Compostela in Spain, where pilgrims still walk the Camino.
Saint James, son of thunder, pray for those who walk pilgrim roads.
A feast ranks below a solemnity and above a memorial.
About Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time is the Church's ordered counting of weeks — 'ordinal', not 'ordinary' in the sense of plain. It falls in two stretches, after the Christmas season and after Pentecost, and it is where most of the Gospel is read straight through, Sunday by Sunday.
Why red?
Red is worn on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, at Pentecost, and on the feasts of martyrs: the color of both fire and blood.
Verse of the day
Rom 8:28
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on July 25, 2026?
Red, for the feast of St James, Apostle. Red is worn on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, at Pentecost, and on the feasts of martyrs: the color of both fire and blood.
What liturgical season is July 25, 2026 in?
Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is the Church's ordered counting of weeks — 'ordinal', not 'ordinary' in the sense of plain. It falls in two stretches, after the Christmas season and after Pentecost, and it is where most of the Gospel is read straight through, Sunday by Sunday.
Is July 25, 2026 a holy day of obligation in the United States?
No. In the United States the holy days of obligation are Mary, Mother of God (1 January), the Assumption (15 August), All Saints (1 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December), and Christmas (25 December); the Ascension is observed on a Thursday or the following Sunday depending on the diocese.
Which saint is celebrated on July 25, 2026?
St James, Apostle. Brother of John, one of the Twelve. The first apostle to be martyred — beheaded by Herod Agrippa in Acts 12. Tradition places his shrine at Compostela in Spain, where pilgrims still walk the…
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